Car ventilator



May 1S 1926.

I w. E. WINE CAR VENTILATOR Filed Oct. 9, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN1/Jenin:

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W. E. WINE CAR VENTILATOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 9, 1925 Inuni'or.

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Weightv7v strongnin constr Ation7k e'lllicient iin on y '-WILLIAM -E- LVILNE,

OF i TOLEDO, OHIO.

elle @MILA-eee ,Animation yfiled Oetgber 9, 1925. serial No. arias.

My invention relafes to new and useful y improvements '1in ve Al-grtors "for l freightv cars and hss feinen objeetto provide eventiletor, which will he reletivelyilight in service .and easily and feedily ope 'fated Still anotherfobjectot'theinvention is to provide a cer ventilator whichnittyleei qluiyelf ly anclrezicllly' installed inthe 'sidesoij ends,

of acdi',l the ventilator eonsisting*siinplyo e.. nietalfrzune, s p ir no-plzites ligiving ve es or louvers therein, Yand ajcliv'lided oijiinged door, and ineens" forlioldingthe dooA fopen or Iclosed.

Still anotherfobjeet.ofthe-invention is to provide e ventilatori having plates with l louvers formed'therein` and to provide e door; forrnedof ttvo hinged plates, or shntters,V 1and to vprovide .en )operating' ,shefthaving a pivot-l, ed link' at its one endend anarnr zijt its other, yso

the doo-r 'Will swing etlglnan arm forni a snppoit to thereby hold tliedoor vtightlql andseeurelyin its openpostlgl Wllith" these end othelfobje-ets iin vieivvr, thelv invention consists; in certain 116W end novel arrangements and eoinbinationr ofhpgirtsnsz.

will be hereinafteriinore fully descrihed end' pointed out in the elainis.

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' erred embodiment oli theinvention,

Fig. l is a vertical central sectional view,A ot my ventilatorwthe dotted lines showing the ldoorswungm; itsV open supportedr 'jpe-v SllllCn; l l l :A

Fig. 2 is a 'rontlviewfof royl ventilator showing the doorinitskelosed position. ,n

Fig; 8 is e. vertical seetionalvieiv tellen onlinevB-S of Fig. 2 looking inthe direc- ,tionof .the arrows.

" [Figf is e similar kvieyv taken online elf-l J ol' Eig- 2, lookingV in the,vcllrtionl oi the Fig. v5 is zirontQvievvfvvitli the` door ,revu moved, the upperportion of the view show ing the,errgn geinentil of theI'ront lonver plate, a portion o-thisplete 'Menig brokeny away! to show the rearvlouiv'eii pleteyend 6 iS "n fragmentary view oflthc' lower*- ingrlient downwardly as e1337 to vproteet'the range 4Wooden portion -ivhieh may he the side or end sheathing. of, tlie'enr. i "i i As inyl be seen in the several iignres? there is provided an innerl peripheral riin 5 'liisA iornied et convei'iientlocations, Lthe l; es `6 toivliicli in turn ere seenredthe Ilonver plates 7 and' S; thisfl'orin "of eoiistriietion rigidly fastening -the pl-tites to they rine end presentingeiilostaiitially i unitary structure.' y W ln. Eig. l there is showntheplate projvided 'with apliirzility of vente orlouvfers lll, 'v7l 1i ';h iney loe stamped' in ytlienplnte by subjecting 'the seine "to" a. ,large press, e "hundred ton fpress,y lwith Csuitable dies, these Alonvers l1 being pressed 'rerivardly and, open :et theii'fvtop fasX et l2.

' l'iliervise; provided ywith et their A(bottoni lle" @nld so 'spaced the-.tA the that when the door is raised, thev tivo, plates Por@ I k` i opening of they one 4louver vlill he shove :the i Plate Se that ein' eir passing' throng'htlie' lo'uyer'in kthe one pleite"4 will fheclireet'ed iipiverdly and pass `through,the loiiver locatecl- It'`tl1'e 'reni and?" above it.` i l 'N This prevents any Water or ysnow roniubeing`l lclriyen.iny through vthe i openings `rin the twol pilates whichv ist theweoinnionlpractice,

jand,sliownhin yninnh'er of my' patentsend pending epplicitijons.'

n; sier the, speeiieetionhas pljoe cded, it lie seen that 'hziveprovid'ed i plefeiely-b Steel with @QMS f dem .felsefcurng WOL Tele `metal plates thereto, leje-.ch of th i pfqvidediwiei @posee Vpo'si-tely*positioned lonvvers. so' tl irnayjpss l,th 'efetliroiiglr'a ybut r'ningsnow and sleet'inay not enter.`

-lsiipply ineens for.A closing: tl'ie `louvers as e Whole or for permit -ng the giiiyto'pnss through theiny to ventilatethe cani l" lieve slioivn i simpl@ but very and Iei'lieieit erizingenient' coinpi Satisfactory nlee singewdoor" 15, Wliiel in turn is 'ffoiniel otivhzitniight he. celled. jofshuttei" plates l5 *and l?, i'vliich arehinged toleechotlier et 18, thelcloor as emivhole beinghire'ed es :it 19 'to minpper ,10e rail 2O integral(.ivitlrthe t n sie 1 es may lie I lseen inllgs ndQ.

Referring 'for the ionient eej-ain to the ifranie l, it will be rei hei-ed that there is provided within the senigthe reetenguiec Il@ e orrim so thet'the two plates or Ytter's 16 and JZ ofthe door7 whichy in turn vin' I@ are provided with the inwardly extending edges or rims and Q3 respectively will enease this inner peripheral rim 5 to thereby provide a relatively tight lit for the door l5 or shutter plates for the louver plates, and at the same time prevent any lateral movement ot the door when the same is in its closed position.

It might be well to point out at this time that the upper shutter plate 16 lits up behind the said rail .20 as may be seen in Fig. l, so that this strip acts as a weather-guard tor the upper edge ot the. door. It might also be pointed out here that the lower shutter 17 ot the door is provided with the outwardly extending flange or rim 2l at its upper edge as may be seen in dotted lines in Fig. l, so that when the two shutters ot the door as a whole are in their closed positions, the rim 24 will lit over the bottom rim 25 of the shutter 1G. In other words, thel two shutters have an interlocking action at their pivotal or hinged point to seal the two shutters about their adjacent edges when the shutter plates are in their closed position.

Now, for holding the door, comprising the two shutter plates, in its closed position, and also for holding the door in its open hinged position, I have provided, what I term, an operating shaft Q6 which is held near its opposite ends by the bearing straps 2, the operating shaft being offset near both ends as at 2S, itsI one'end 29 (at the lett of Fig. 2) fitting within the outer end oi a link 30, which link in turn is pivoted as at 8l to the side ot the trame l.

Directly on the opposite side of the frame, I provide a boss 32 which is slotted as at 33, the length ot this slot being substantiallyT the length ot the link 30. The remaining end ot the operating shaft 2G, after being ol'lsetl as at :'28, extends upwardly to form the arm 34, and then extends outwardly as at 35 litting within the slot 33. As the pivotal points 3l and 35 are opposite each other, when the two plates orp the shutter are in their closed position, or the door as a whole is closed, the above described arrangement will tightly hold the door in its closed position, thereby preventing any ventilation through the louver plates.

The arrangement above mentioned will also rigidlyv support the door in its open or broken position. To break the shutter, or in other words, open the door, it is only necessary to grasp the operating shatt QG, and force f the same outwardly and upwardly, which in turn, will cause the end ofthe arm 34 to descend within the slot 33, thus forcing the plates 16 andll to pivot and swingfthetwo :platesto the positions shown in dotted lines. It willbe noticed to irigidiv supportrtlie divided :door

position shown, the operating bar 26 otl course assuming the position as shown in the dotted lines in Fig. l, and the lull lines in Fig. G.

In other words, the link and the arm 3l form two legs extending in the oppositt` directions, both ot which are connected with or t'orm a part ot' the operating shaft :2(3.

It will be understood without explanation that to close the door as a whole the oper ating sha'tt may be grasped and pulled outwardly and downwardly, which in turn will close the shutter plates and tightly hold them in such position.

Ifrom the toregoing it will be seen that I have provided a ventilator ot relatively simple construction, wherein the trame is arranged to support two louver plates and also to support a door Alorined ol two hinged shutter plates, which, when closed, will tightly encase the said louver plates. At the same time, I have provided means for quickly and easily opening the door and com )rising an operating shatt which cooperated at one end with a slot and at its opposite end with a link, the pivotal points ot theA slot and link being opposite, so that the door may be held tightly in its closed position, or whereby a rotating ol the oll`set operating shaft will changeY the pivotal points to thereby securely hold the door. in its broken or open position until the operating shatt is again rotated.

Also, it will be appreciated that the pivotal shutter plates act as a further shield even when in their open position tor the louver plates to prevent the ingress ol any driving snow or rain.

rIhe ventilator is one which is relatively simple to manufacture, easily assembled and will withstand the hard usage incident to the application and usage ina Vl'rcight car.

Many slight changes might be made without in any way departing from the .spirit and scope ot the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to swure by Letters Patent is l. A ventilator comprising a trame, plates secured to the trame and having vents therein, an inner peripheral flange, a door formed olf two shutter plates hingedly connected to the iframe and the two shutter plates having their adjacent edges pivotalliv secured, the. edgl "l door litting about g of salu said inner peripheral flange when the door is closed, means tor .holding the door in its closed position and tor supporting the door in its open position,- andthe two .shutter plates ot' the door citending in angular re- 1 *snplation ,to eachother when the doorli portedV infits open position. 7

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and the said door pivoted to the upper portion of the frame, the said door being capable of being swung upwardly and outwardly to thereby angularly position the two sections to thereby allow the air to pass through the louvers and said sections protecting the louvers from the ingress of water when the said door is in its open position and means for holding the two sections in their angular open position.

3. A ventilator comprising a rectangular frame, an inner peripheral rim within the frame, plates secured within the frame and provided with non-registering louvers, a door formed in two parts, the edges of which are adapted to enclose said rim when the door is inV its closed position, meansA for raising the said door and forcing the two parts' in angular relation to each other and for sustaining the door in its open position.

4. A ventilator comprising a metal frame having a Ventilating plate therein, said plate provided with a series of louvers, a hinged doorrforined of two shutters, the said-'shutters being hingedly secured to one another, and their adjacent edges overlapping, a shaft for raising the shutters to force them in angular relation to each other, and means cooperating with said shaft forming a two-legged support for holding the plates in their angular position.

5. A ventilator comprising an integral frame, said frame provided with an inner peripheral rim, plates provided with louvers secured within the frame and the louvers being positioned one above the other when the plates are in their assembled position, a cover box-like in cross section, pivoted to the frame and cooperating with the inner aeripheral flange when the cover is4 in its closed position, said cover formed of two sections pivoted at their adjacent edges, an operating shaft secured to the lower section and means cooperating with the frame and with the operating shaft to hold the cover in its opened position.

6. A ventilator' comprising a frame, a shutter fo-rmed in two sections pivoted to the upper portion of the frame, louver plates within the frame, an offset operating shaft supported by the lower section of the shutter and having an arm at its one end Vand a shorter arm at its opposite end, the said frame 'provided with a yslot at its one side and a link at its other side, the link cooperating with the shorter arm and the longer arm operating in said slot to thereby hold the shutter in its open position when said operating shaft is in one position and holding the shutter closed when the shaft is in its other position.

7. A ventilator comprising a frame, louver plates within they frame, a closure for the said louver plates comprising a sectional door, an operating shaft secured to the lower section of the door, a pivoted link at one side of the frame, the frame at its opposite side provided with a slot, said operating shaft cooperating at its one end with the link and having an arm movable in the slot at the other end to thereby hold the sectional door in either its open and closed positions, depending on the position of the operating` shaft.

8. A ventilator comprising a frame having louver plates secured therein, a shutter formed of two sections pivotally hung to said frame, said frame provided with a link near its lower portion and a slot at its opposite side, an operating shaft carried by the lower sect-ion and having an arm at one end extending within .said slot to form a pivotal point directly opposite the pivotal point of the link, said shaft being offset near its opposite ends to thereby form a support when the sections of the shutters are swung upwardly and outwardly from its hung position.

9. A ventilator comprising a frame, ventilating means secured within the fraine,a

sectional shut-ter pivoted to the upper portion of the freine, the upper section adapted to swing upwardly and outwardly, and the lowerrsect-ion adapted to pivot about two points, means secured to the lower section to form an angular support to thereby hold the shutter in its open position, and to also hold the shutter in its closed position.

l0. A ventilator comprising a frame, louver plates secured within the frame, a link pivoted to one side of the frame, said frame provided with a slot on its opposite side, a

sectional .shutter hingedly connected at its top to the frame, an offset operating shaft carriedby the lower section and having an integral arm extending into the said slot, the opposite end of said operating shaft fitting within said link so that the rotation of saidV operating .shaft will force the arm downwardly in said slot and said link outwardly to thereby hold the shut-ter in its open position.

l1. A ventilator comprising a cast metal frame, louver plates within the frame, a shutter pivoted to the frame7 formed of two sections, operating means for opening and closing the shutters carried by the lower section, said operating means comprising an olfset shaft having a vertically extending arm at one end and a horizontally extending projection near its other end, one side of the fra ne provided with a slot and a link oppositely positioned on the opposite side of the frame so that a rotatable movement of said shaft will form angular eX- tending .supports for holding the shutter in its open position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM E. VYNE. 

